The following reference resources are available through the Ball State Libraries (log in required from off campus):
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (2001), edited by Nicolas Slonimsky and Laura Kuhn
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 (2004)
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2006), by Colin Larkin
The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music (2003)
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television (2008), by Thomas S. Hischak
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